Gangs of Tarantia Update Now Live on Age of Conan Servers

June 24, 2009

‘Gangs of Tarantia’ Update Now
Live on ‘Age of Conan’ Servers

Update 5 introduces new features
and a wealth of more content

Funcom is proud to announce the
launch of Update 5 – ‘Gangs of Tarantia’ on the 'Age of Conan: Hyborian
Adventures' live servers. Players can now look forward to exploring a whole new
area, the Tarantia Commons district, complete with a spectacular new storyline,
more enemies to defeat, and more rewards to be had. This is the fifth
installment in a series of updates that is delivering new and improved content
to the game’s playerbase. ‘Age of Conan’ has seen a slew of updates since
launching last year, adding countless hours of more content and new features to
the game.

“The team has poured a lot of
dedication and hard work into making this update a reality,” says Funcom game
director Craig Morrison. “Not only are we adding a massive new area to the game
where level seventy players can find hours of more entertainment, we have also
made significant changes to core systems in the game that will hopefully make
the game experience more fun and a lot more rewarding!”

Besides adding a wealth of new
content, the update also introduces fundamental changes to how the game is
played and experienced. Players will now find that items within the game and
their associated statistics has changed radically, making items have a more
profound impact on your character's powers. This will make equipment even more
valuable, and the process of obtaining new weapons and armor through quests and
adventure even more rewarding. The update should make a significant impact on
how gamers play 'Age of Conan' and how they now experience the gameplay with
their characters.

The update also introduces a vast
number of other changes and additions. For instance, guild cities will now see
an increased activity as guards and merchants now walk the streets, bringing
life to the settlement. Also, players can now gain PvP (player vs. player)
experience from doing PvP mini-games, and even purchase social pets such as
snakes, dogs, and cats. For more information on all the improvements the update
has to offer, please visit the 'Age of Conan' community website.

Launching in May last year ‘Age of
Conan’ quickly became a smash hit in retail, shipping over 1.2 million copies
around the world. In North America, the most prominent online gaming market in
the west, ‘Age of Conan’ became the third best-selling PC title of the year only
beaten by ‘Spore’ and ‘World of Warcraft’. In the weeks after launch ‘Age of
Conan’ simultaneously topped the charts in 17 countries, and the game received
critical acclaim from gaming press across the globe. ‘Age of Conan’ is now
available in English, French, German, Spanish, Russian and Polish, and is being
prepared for launch in Korea as well.